The role of inhibitory control in the development of human figure drawing in young children

Riggs, Kevin J.; Jolley, Richard P.; Simpson, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2012.10.003

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“…Our data support the previous finding that preschool children's response inhibition and drawing skill are associated (Morra & Panesi, ; Panesi & Morra, ; Riggs et al., ). In addition, they advance our understanding of the role of response inhibition in early development.…”

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“…Preschoolers with effective inhibition seem to use it to promote intellectual realism. In contrast, several authors have previously suggested that children are motivated to draw visually realistic pictures, and that better inhibition promotes this, by enabling them to inhibit behavior which leads to an intellectually realistic drawing (Ebersbach et al., ; Riggs et al., ). Thus, we observed the opposite relation to that which has been previously proposed.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Moreover, the absence of a direct relation between inhibitory capacity and performance on the figurative representation scale (i.e., the transition from nonfigurative to figurative drawing) provides no support for the symbolic competence account. This account proposes that effective inhibition is associated with the development of symbolic understanding, which in turn promotes the onset of figurative drawing (Riggs et al., ). Likewise, there was no direct relation between inhibitory capacity and figurative detail (the amount of figurative detail in the person and house drawings).…”

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Fine Motor Control Underlies the Association Between Response Inhibition and Drawing Skill in Early Development

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Previous research shows that the development of response inhibition and drawing skill are linked. The current research investigated whether this association reflects a more fundamental link between response inhibition and motor control. In Experiment 1, 3- and 4-year-olds (n = 100) were tested on measures of inhibition, fine motor control, and drawing skill. Data revealed an association between inhibition and fine motor control, which was responsible for most of the association observed with drawing skill. Experiment 2 (n = 100) provided evidence that, unlike fine motor control, gross motor control and inhibition were not associated (after controlling for IQ). Alternative explanations for the link between inhibition and fine motor control are outlined, including a consideration of how these cognitive processes may interact during development.

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“…In young children, drawing recognizable human figures requires the ability to follow simple response rules (Riggs, Jolley, & Simpson, 2013). Accordingly, in older children, correlations of children's human figure drawing test scores with the Stanford-Binet IQ were above .60 (Terman & Merrill, 1960), and with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children between .60 and .80 (Wechsler, 1967).…”

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Deterioration and recovery of DAP IQ scores in the repeated assessment of the Naglieri Draw-A-Person (DAP) test in 6- to 12-year-old children.

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Chromekova³

2014

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The study investigated whether mental age in children, as assessed by the IQ in the Draw-A-Person (DAP) test (Naglieri, 1988), can be improved by practice. In addition, it was tested whether children needed novel content to keep up their performance level during test repetition. The DAP test was given to 6-, 8-, 10-, and 12-year-old children (N ϭ 80) 3 times. In addition, they drew a police figure 2 times, with task sequence counterbalanced. Repeated drawings resulted in significant omission of detail and deterioration of scores, but the novel task instruction temporarily recovered the IQ scores. This did not occur in the reverse sequence of the tasks, with the less specified DAP instruction given in the 2nd half of the drawing series. Furthermore, structural regressions in the human figure drawing could be observed in individual cases. However, 12-year-olds did not need the external introduction of novel content to maintain their IQ score. Correlations showed that this age group redefined their drawing plan on each repetition, and often created unique figures on each occasion, even if the instruction had stayed the same.

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“…Fluency tests (both verbal and nonverbal) are commonly used in neuropsychology to assess executive functioning ( Korkman, Kemp, & Kirk, 2001 ). Recent fi ndings by Riggs, Jolley, and Simpson (2013 ) showed that inhibitory control plays a role in the development of children's human fi gure drawing. Using the Bear-Dragon task as a measure of inhibitory control, these authors found that performance at this task signifi cantly predicted the development in the human fi gure drawing even when age was controlled.…”

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Sex Differences in Scores on the Draw-a-Person Test across Childhood: Do They Relate to Graphic Fluency?

Picard

2015

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Girls are said to outperform boys in the human figure drawing, but some disagreement exists among studies regarding such sex differences, and the reasons for these sex differences are unclear. The study examined how sex, age, and graphic fluency affect scores at the human figure drawing in large sample of children aged five to 12 years. To that end, the Draw-a-Person Test was administered to 336 boys and girls from kindergarten to Grade 6, using Goodenough's scoring method. Graphic fluency was measured using Torrance's Parallel Lines Test. Results showed a sex by age interaction on scores at the Draw-a-Person test, with girls outperforming boys at Grades 3 and 6. Split-sample regression analyses indicated that for boys both age and graphic fluency were relevant predictors for scores on the Draw-a-Person test; by contrast, for girls age, but not fluency, predicted the drawing scores. It was concluded that graphic fluency differently affected boys' and girls' scores.

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The role of inhibitory control in the development of human figure drawing in young children

Cited by 32 publications

References 13 publications

Fine Motor Control Underlies the Association Between Response Inhibition and Drawing Skill in Early Development

Fine Motor Control Underlies the Association Between Response Inhibition and Drawing Skill in Early Development

Deterioration and recovery of DAP IQ scores in the repeated assessment of the Naglieri Draw-A-Person (DAP) test in 6- to 12-year-old children.

Sex Differences in Scores on the Draw-a-Person Test across Childhood: Do They Relate to Graphic Fluency?

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